TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 552

On September 05 2011 23:14 shinosai wrote:
I don't think it really matters when you eat your meals, as long as you get the nutrition in at some point during the day. This is kind of why leangains is effective, it shows that you can train fasted... as long as you get your nutrition in at some point.

That being said, I do find it easier to eat more with more frequent meals, which can be helpful for gaining mass. But this is different for everyone.

By the way, teamliquid, I think I've come a long way. Deadlifting 60 to 205 in 93 days. And a bench from 65 to 130. Granted my numbers aren't the greatest, the process of moving changed my diet for the worse for a few weeks and I didn't gain any weight. But I'm hoping for a deadlift of 300+ by december. Starting strength for the win.

On September 05 2011 22:14 inimenesc wrote:
Two things started to worry me today(no training, just eating+squats theory)

Firstly, i eat in the morning 2-3 sandwiches(with real bread, not that white crap) and next time i eat around 12.00 for a little snack and then 18.00 for a big meal again, when gym day then something before gym. My mother is worried that i dont eat enought at the day time and my meals are too far apart...is that a problem? At the mornings i couldnt eat more, i am thinking of making some more sandwiches for school

Secondly, all my friends, ALL of them are telling me to not do full squats but half squats...but i remember here that full squats are better half squats
BUT
this ( http://stronglifts.com/how-to-squat-with-proper-technique-fix-common-problems/ ) tells me:
Many idiot personal trainers and "highly educated" (but dumb) doctors will tell you to do half Squats to keep your knees safe. This is the WORST advice ever - you'll HURT your knees if you do what they say.

"Your knees should never go past your toes." I find it impossible to do without losing balance with weight on my back, lack of hip movement? I did my low workout(did all 5 exercises to get used to the gym) and i just couldnt help letting those knees go over toes... :/. Lack of tehnique, i dont think so it is because i am very tall, i think my upper body is in the wrong position and goes way foward. Any other things i should look at and improve when i am having this problem?


-e- just checked, it is about an inch over or a bit more while squating.

On September 05 2011 10:00 Advocado wrote:
Speaking of zyzz, has anyone tried his routine? Looks pretty insane. I'm getting kinda tired of being SS and not making any progress.

On September 06 2011 00:19 glurio wrote:


It's pretty terrible. Worked for him cause he was one the juice.

http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/After_Starting_Strength
This outlines some of the best routines for after SS. Just choose your goal and how often you wanna lift per week. Modify those that can be modified to suit your needs, if you need help just ask here.

On September 05 2011 22:43 AoN.DimSum wrote:


No clue, its what most people do. It should be what naturally comes out first, so if your left foot comes out first, thats fine. Did anyone ever test you to see which is your lead leg?

Thanks zatic for the new forum! :D

On September 06 2011 02:33 Earll wrote:
Saw this http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=262650 blog, which lead me to this http://www.leangains.com/ blog, which spawned some questions (and already had some other questions before), and see the leangains blog is mentioned here, so figured I might post some of my wonderings and maybe get a little bit wiser.

I know I should post\have goals for motivational purposes or whatever but I dont B( and motivation is not really an issue now as failure/giving up/skipping workouts or whatever is not really an option.

I am 22 years old, before this have basically never worked out in my life before, (even in gym in school I would do the barebare minimum and avoid getting tired at any cost.) basically. I am 1.80~cm tall and weight like 71.5 ~kg .My current goal is not to become huge\much bigger I guess, mainly looking just to become more healthy\fit\energized overall, and more... toned I guess =p The current dream\end goal (not actual end goal obv but youknow) in terms of aesthetics is to have visible ab muscles\6pack\whatever you want to call it.

Have been doing p90x for 1 month now (finished my last real day of the 4th week today, woop woop.) And have also basically been following some sort of Paelo Diet. Only drink water, and eat the healthy version of minced meat (dunno what to call it in english, in norwegian we call it karbonadedeig =p) this usually comes in 200gram per meal 1-3 times a day (depending on how 'long' the day is I guess. Most days 2x 200gram though) Apart from that I eat fruits (Mainly 1 banana and 1 can of pineapple) and vegetables (like half a cucumber and a carrot) with each meal, and apart from that I eat some bananas or apples inbetween if I feel like it.

For the last month I have been unemployed\had no commitments so have not really set out any schedule for when to eat what or whatever but now just started on some course (from 9-3) which makes me more rigid, and also read about the minifasts or whatever, from leangains, and figured it might be soemthing I could incorperate. A bit unsure about how though. Assuming this could be beneficial for me I guess my current plan would be to not eat until lunch at the course thing (at like 12-13) and eat something slightly lightish there (like an apple and some vegetables and some yoghurt or some shit) Then when I get home at 3~30 work out, and eat my first meatfilled meal, possibly have some fruits or some shit inbetween if i feel like it, and then eat second meal at like 8~10pm before bed. I also think my diet could use some fine tuning, as the fruits I am eating might not be the best fruits (I read somewhere that pineapple\banans were sugaryfruits and might not be the best for me) and could\should also probably eat more vegetables, but the only vegetable that i currently really like is cucumber :{

Sorry for the somewhat in-coherency of this post but unsure of what to add and not add so I just tried to get in whatever might be relevant. Apriciate any advice given and thanks to anyone taking the time to read through this\potentially help me out

On September 06 2011 02:57 dudeman001 wrote:

Are you a thin guy? From your weight and height it sounds like you're pretty skinny already, getting that six pack you're looking for shouldn't be that far off.

Personally I'm not a fan of leangains. You say you're basically following paleo and that's really all you need: meat, veggies, nuts and some fruit. Your diet sounds alright except for the lack of vegetables... sorry, it's time to eat more of those. Maybe spinach or some green beans?

Are you just looking to do working out at home, do running around, or use a gym? This'll heavily determine what kind of exercise regimens we can give you.

On September 05 2011 17:27 zatic wrote:

You don't, as it is not supposed to be public yet. Needs some more work on the guides and stickies. I'll publish it as soon as its done don't worry.